Fame class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name:	Fame
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Courageux-class
Succeeded by:	Repulse-class
In service:	17 June 1802 - 1868
Completed:	9
Lost:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	First batch: 175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck) 144 ft (43.9 m) (keel) Second batch: 175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck) 144 ft 1⅝ in (43.9 m) (keel)
Beam:	First batch: 47 ft 8 in (12.7 m) Second batch: 47 ft 6 in (12.6 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
Notes:	Ships in class include: Albion, Hero, Illustrious, Fame, Marlborough, York, Sultan, Royal Oak, Hannibal

The Fame-class ships of the line were a class of four 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow. A second batch of five ships was ordered to a slightly modified version of the original draught.

Contents 1 Ships 1.1 First batch 1.2 Second batch 2 References

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